Baker&#39;s peel



A. L. HAPNER.

BAKERS PEEL.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 27, 1920.

1,393,683. Patnted 001;- 11, 1921.

PATENT OFFICE.

ADAM L. HAPNER, OF CINCINNATI, OHIO.

BAKERS PEEL.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 11, 1921.

Application filed October 27,, 1920. Serial No. 420,027.

T 0 all whom it may concern Be it known that I, ADAM L. HAPNER, a citizen of the United States, and resident of Cincinnati, Hamilton county, State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bakers Peels, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact descrip tion, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification.

My invention relates to bakers peels, and has for its principal object the provision of an unbreakable peel.

Bakers peels in use are subject to high temperatures and varying conditions, which cause the same when constructed of wood, to warp and split, thereby interfering with their utility and eventually rendering them useless.

The principal object of the present inven tion is to provide a bakers peel constructed principally of wood, but of reinforced construction thus rendering the peel comparatively indestructible.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a plan view of a peel constructed in accordance with this invention.

Fig. 2 is a central longitudinal section of the peel.

Fig. 3 is a perspective of the wood blade of the peel.

Fig. 4 is a perspective of the edge reinforcing member.

Fig. 5 is a perspective of one of the shoulder plates.

The numeral 1 indicates a wood plate or blade, shaped substantially according to the design of the desired peel, but having its front edge beveled as shown at 2 and being countersunk as at 3 to provide for shoulder reinforcing plates. The front edge of the blade 1 is provided with a semi-circular slot or incision 4, produced by means of a circular saw; said slot or incision extends approximately within half an inch of the edges of the blade 1 as shown in Fig. 3. The blade 1 is furthermore provided with suitable rivet or bolt perforations 5.

Arranged to fit in the slot or incision 4 of the blade is a thin metal plate illustrated in Fig. 4; said plate is provided with a curved section 6, adapted to fit into slot 4, and a front edge section 7, which extends outwardly beyond the edge of theblade 1. The section 7 extends also laterally beyond the section 6, so that when assembled, the edges of section 6 aline with the side edges of the blade 1. The plate is secured in the blade 1 by means of rivets 8, the heads of which are countersunk in the blade. Riveted to the sides of section 7 of the plate are tapered metal strips 9, the rear edges of which are beveled to fit over the bevels of the blade 1, as clearly shown in Fig. 2. The strips 9 continue the convergence of the blade surfaces to the front edge of the section 7 of the metal plate.

The blade 1 is provided with extensions 10. Metal shoulder plates 11 are secured in the countersunk portions of the blade by'rivets or otherwise, and have extensions 12, which fit over the extensions 10 of the blade. The bases 13 of the slots between the extensions 12 of the shoulder plates extend beyond the. base 14 of the slot between extensions 10 of the blade when the parts are assembled, and thus form a socket for the inner end of the handle, 15, which is bolted between the blade extensions 10. Additional reinforcement of the shoulders is provided by plates 16 riveted at the sides of the blade over the shoulders.

From the foregoing description, the nature and value of the invention will be apparent to those skilled in the art to which the same appertains. The edge plate 6-7 reinforces the blade against longitudinal warping or splitting, and said blade is further. reinforced by the strips 9 which fit over the bevels of the blade along the edge and maintain a rigid assembly along said edge. The shoulder reinforcing also contributes to the strength and durability of the peel.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. A bakers peel comprising a wood blade, a thin metal plate inserted into and extending beyond the front edge of said blade, metal strips secured at the sides of said plate, and engaging over the edge of the blade, shoulder plates secured on said blade, and means for attaching a handle to said blade.

2. A bakers peel comprising a wood blade having a slot in its front edge, said slot terminating short of the side edges of the blade, a thin metal plate secured in said slot and having a section extending beyond the front edge of the blade and flush with the side edges thereof, metal strips secured at I the sides of said plate and engaging over the front edge of the blade and flush with the edge of the blade, and means for attaching a side edges thereof, metal strips secured at the 10 handle to said blade. sides of said plate and engaging over the 3. A bakers peel comprising a Wood blade edge of the blade, shoulder plates secured on 5 having a slot in its front edge, said slot said blade, and means for attaching a handle terminating short of the side edges of the to said blade. blade, a thin metal plate secured in said slot and having a section extending beyond the ADAM L. HAPNER. 

